Do not treat Azure Firewall's DNS server list as an ordered fallback chain
Review random upstream selection and the absence of an extra fallback when every configured DNS server is unavailable.
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Count hot destination pairs when reviewing Load Balancer SNAT pressure
For TCP, the destination address and port determine whether a translated source port can be reused by another active connection.
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Check assignment existence before interpreting an ABAC deletion 403
A conditional role-administration request can return Forbidden when the target assignment is already gone.
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Review file granularity before scaling a Data Lake analytics pipeline
Many small input files can impose repeated metadata work; evaluate aggregation against downstream query needs.
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Test a Storage request before declaring its minimum TLS policy ineffective
Azure Storage enforces the account's minimum TLS version at the application layer, so endpoint negotiation alone is not the acceptance test.
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Export an Elastic SAN snapshot before deleting its source volume
An in-SAN snapshot shares its source volume's deletion lifecycle; independent retention requires a completed managed-disk snapshot export.
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Secure both File Sync resources before closing their public paths
A storage account service endpoint does not provide an equivalent restriction for the separate Storage Sync Service.
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Distinguish Azure Files SMB administration from an ACL bypass
The Storage File Data SMB Admin role enables ownership recovery but leaves normal file access subject to existing ACLs.
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Separate BYOIP provisioning from public route advertisement
A provisioned custom IPv4 prefix can supply attached addresses before Microsoft advertises the range.
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Keep a Virtual WAN BGP peer out of dynamic NAT mappings
When the on-premises peering address needs translation, the documented design uses a separate static mapping and the translated link address.
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